Daily Quiz: 11th May 2019

1. Which of the following statements are true:

The main stream of Ganga begins at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers in the town of Devprayag in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

River Godavari is also known as dakshin Ganga.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans:c

Justification:

Godavari – It originates near Trimbak in Nashik District of Maharashtra state and flows east across the Deccan Plateau into the Bay of Bengal near Narasapuram in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The river is also known as Dakshin Ganga and Gautami. The Manjra and Indravati rivers are its major tributaries.

2. The Blue Flag beach standards were established by?

(a) Beach Management Service (BeaMS)

(b) Society for Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM)

(c) Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE)

(d) None of the above

Ans: c

Justification:

The Blue Flag beach standards were established by Copenhagen-based Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) in 1985 in France.

The Blue Flag is an environmental award for beaches, sustainable boating tourism operators, and marinas.

Only local authorities or private beach operators can apply for a Blue Flag for beaches.

3. Composite Water Management Index is released by?

(a) NITI Ayog

(b) Central Pollution Control Board

(c) Central Water Commission

(d) None of the above

Ans:a

Justification:

Recently, NITI Aayog released Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) to assess and improve the performance of states/UTs in efficient management of water resources

5. WAYU (wind augmentationpurifying unit) is developed by?

(a) IIT Guwahati

(b) IISc Bangalore

(c) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute

(d) The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

Answer: c

Justification:

It is developed by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI) as a part of Technology Development Project being funded by Department of Science and Technology.

The device works on two principles mainly Wind generation for dilution of air pollutants and Active Pollutants removal.